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| Violet Green ~ About Our Yarns |
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| Yarn Name | Weight | Composition | Length Metres/Yards | Stitches per 10cm/Inch | Washing Instructions |
| 2ply Cashmere/Silk | 2ply/Lace | 55% Silk 45% Cashmere | 366m/400 per 55g | | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| 2ply Cashmere | 2ply/Lace | 100% Cashmere | 366m/400 per 55g | | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| Socrates Fine Merino | 4ply/Fingering/Sock | 100% Merino | 310m/341yards per 100g | 28/7 | Machine washable at 30 degrees. |
| Solemate Merino SuperSock | 4ply/Fingering/Sock | 75% Fine Merino 25% Nylon | 420m/462 per 100g | 28/7 | Machine washable on wool cycle |
| VG SuperSock | 4ply/Fingering/Sock | 75% New Wool 25% Nylon | 420m/462 per 100g | 28/7 | Machine washable at 40 degrees. |
| Opal 4ply | 4ply/Fingering/Sock | 75% New Wool 25% Nylon | 420m/462 per 100g | 28/7 | Machine washable at 40 degrees. |
| Trekking XXL | 4ply/Fingering/Sock | 75% New Wool 25% Nylon | 420m/462 per 100g | 28/7 | Machine washable at 40 degrees. |
| 4ply Cashmere/Silk | 4ply/Fingering/Sock | 55% Silk 45% Cashmere | 183m/200 per 55g | 28/7 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| 4ply Cashmere | 4ply/Fingering/Sock | 100% Cashmere | 183m/200 per 55g | 28/7 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| Cascade 220 | DK/Light Worsted | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 200m/220 per 100g | 20/7 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| Hand-Dyed DK Wool | DK/Light Worsted | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 200m/220 per 100g | 20/7 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| Bluefaced Leicester Aran | Aran/Worsted | 100% Bluefaced Leicester | 165m/181 per 100g | 18/4.5 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| Black Jacob Wool | Aran/Worsted | 100% Jacob Wool | 165m/181 per 100g | 18/4.5 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| White Cheviot Wool | Aran/Worsted | 100% Cheviot Wool | 165m/181 per 100g | 18/4.5 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
| Hand-Dyed Chunky Wool | Chunky/Bulky | 100% Peruvian Highland Wool | 100m/128 per 100g | 12-14/3-3.5 | Gentle wash at 30 degrees. |
Consistency of Hand-Dyed Skeins
For the hand-dyed yarns we sell at Violet Green, there is a dye formula for each colourway, so that they are reproducable. However, because of the nature of hand-dyeing, the distrubtion of colours within any skein is likely to vary from lot to lot. If more than one skein of a yarn is ordered in one purchase, we will always ensure that all of the skeins are from the same lot, so that the variation will be minimal.
Mixing Skeins Together
Skeins from the same dye lot will have substantially the same dye distribution, but they will vary slightly. For this reason, we recommend that where you are using more than one hand-dyed skein of the same shade for a project, you mix the skeins in together as you knit: like knitting stripes with the same colour. Or, if you want to have some variation over the project, don't bother!
Colour-fastness of hand-dyed wools
All the hand-dyed wools we sell are professionaly dyed colour-fast items. We do recommend that you wash them separately, or with similar colours, the first time, in case there is any slight dye residue.
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